Stuart King
05 Apr
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Review: BETTY BLUE EYES at Union Theatre
By Stuart King Wednesday, April 5 2023, 09:46
There exists such an abundance of energy and enthusiasm for the material, that it would take a curmudgeon of Dickensian proportions to deny the cast of BETTY BLUE EYES (currently giving their all at the tiny Union Theatre) a huge commendation for pulling-out all the stops and breathing oodles of life into Alan Bennett’s fusty Northern English tale of post-war rationing, clandestine pig-rearing and all-pervading snobbery.
Betty Blue Eyes at the Union Theatre. Photo Michaela Walshe
30 Mar
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Review: BERLUSCONI - A NEW MUSICAL at Southwark Playhouse Elephant
By Stuart King Thursday, March 30 2023, 19:54
Silvio Berlusconi — he of the boot polish slicked hair and perma-tan, former cruise ship crooner, Italian media mogul, football club owner and populist billionaire politico, gets a musical makeover aged 86 — even before there is any sign that he intends shuffling off his mortal coil (at least at time of writing)!
Sally Ann Triplett (Ilda) and Sebastien Torkia (Silvio Berlusconi) in Berlusconi A New Musical. Photo © Nick Rutter
23 Mar
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Review: KILLING THE CAT at Riverside Studios
By Stuart King Thursday, March 23 2023, 08:56
With book and lyrics by Warner Brown and music by Joshua Schmidt, new musical KILLING THE CAT has opened for a limited run at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. Unimaginatively directed by Jenny Eastop the semi-staged production and a cast of 5 with mere keyboards, cello and drums for accompaniment, regale the audience with 27 songs over the course of the show, but there is limited value in naming any of the numbers given the uniformly bland nature of the compositions.
Molly Lynch, Joaquin Pedro Valdes, Kluane Saunders, and Tim Rogers in Killing the Cat. Photo Danny Kaan.
22 Mar
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Review: BLACK SUPERHERO at Royal Court Theatre
By Stuart King Wednesday, March 22 2023, 11:06
Some theatrical works defy description and so it is with BLACK SUPERHERO currently playing at the The Royal Court Theatre. No stranger to controversy, the venue has long ceased apologising for its part in bringing challenging avant garde work to the fore. It justifiably revels in its reputation and by presenting new work as strong as this, it is right to do so.
Black Superhero at the The Royal Court Theatre
19 Mar
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Review: AKHNATEN at ENO London Coliseum
By Stuart King Sunday, March 19 2023, 13:35
Forming the last part of Philip Glass’ trilogy of what he termed portrait operas in which he cast an eye over the lives of three notable figures from the worlds of science, politics and religion, Akhnaten follows Einstein and Gandhi as his final subject for treatment.
ENO Akhnaten 2023, Akhnaten played by Anthony Roth Costanzo © Belinda Jiao
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